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Senator Mitch McConnell dodges my video camera once again. Yesterday the
Kentucky Farm Bureau
hosted a debate between Bruce Lunsford and Senator Mitch McConnell. I really
wanted to videotape it and put the entire debate, unedited, up for the folks
here in Kentucky see but as you will see in the emails below I was denied
credentials for the event, because they, the Kentucky Farm Bureau, were simply
out of room.
Click here to see a screen shot of the emails. The photo below will prove
that the simply out of room excuse is simply not true.
Click here to see what real tight quarters are and all of us there managed
to get our shots.
Since the Kentucky Farm Bureau seemed to pick and chose who would cover
their event, they have the responsibility to voters in Kentucky to post the
entire debate for all of us to see and, I feel, to do anything less would be
arrogant and a disservice to voters here in Kentucky.
I can't help but wonder if Rush Limbaugh or Sean Hannity would have been
granted credentials, had they asked.
I'm looking forward to seeing the entire debate sooner rather than later.
Until then I'll just have to take the word of those that had the opportunity to
see it and they tell me that Bruce Lunsford wiped up the floor with Senator
Mitch McConnell.
Jennifer,
I am requesting credentials, as a video blogger, to video tape the Lunsford, McConnell debate Wednesday August 20, 2008. I called at 2:31 pm Monday August 18, 2008 and was directed to your office. You wasn't in so I left a message for you to call back The time is currently 6:45 pm Monday August 18, 2008 and I haven't received a call from you.
I am awaiting your call! Please let me know one way or the other.
Thanks a million,
James Pencefrom Aponte, Jennifer <JAponte@kyfb.com>
to James L Pence <jimpence@gmail.com>
cc "Whobrey, Rick" <rwhobrey@kyfb.com>,
"Huddleston, Gary" <ghuddleston@kyfb.com>
date Tue, Aug 19, 2008 at 7:52 AM
subject RE: Press Crendentials
I apologize you have not be contacted. I did receive your voice mail and forwarded it to the Communication Division for Kentucky Farm Bureau. I am coping Mr. Huddleston on this reply as well. If you do not hear anything today, please call me at the number listed below and I will do my best to get you in contact with the correct person.
Thank you-
Jennifer
Jennifer Aponte
Senior Administrative Assistant
Organization Divisionfrom Huddleston, Gary <ghuddleston@kyfb.com>
to "Aponte, Jennifer" <JAponte@kyfb.com>
cc jimpence@gmail.com
date Tue, Aug 19, 2008 at 8:19 AM
subject RE: Press Crendentials
I called the number that he left on the message but did not get an answer. I left a message on that phone. The number I called was 270-300-yyyy.
Garyfrom James L Pence <jimpence@gmail.com>
to "Huddleston, Gary" <ghuddleston@kyfb.com>
date Tue, Aug 19, 2008 at 2:36 PM
subject Re: Press Crendentials
mailed-by gmail.com
Gary,
The phone number I left was 270-300-xxxx not 270-300- yyyy.
Thanks a million
Jimfrom Huddleston, Gary <ghuddleston@kyfb.com>
to jimpence@gmail.com
cc "Aponte, Jennifer" <JAponte@kyfb.com>,
"Kamuf, Rachael" <RKamuf@kyfb.com>
date Tue, Aug 19, 2008 at 3:33 PM
subject Request
I’m sorry we are not able to honor your request for credentials to cover our candidate forum tomorrow. We have very limited space and with our board and the expected media entourage we are simply out of room. Thank you for your inquiry and good luck with your various endeavors.
Gary Huddleston
Communication Director
Kentucky Farm Bureau
Jim Pence,
You might want to check with Jennifer Moore to see if she insisted that HILLBILLY REPORTS got credentials. It is seldom a participating organization turns down a request from the KDP or the RPK. Perhaps the request should have been handled thru the KDP?
You have been screened as you well know. And, guess who did you in? You go it James . . . HOWDY DOODY did it again. My, this man sure is powerful. I wonder how much the Kentucky Farm Bureau contributed to McConnell's previous elections?
Good try Jim Pence, Good try and your post makes the entire facade very clear to those that can read just a little bit, BETWEEN THE LINES.
Why don't you ask the KDP why you were not allowed. They know, but . . . they won't say.
Keep up your good work Pence.
Jim Anderson Stivers
Frankfort, KY.
Posted by: Jim Anderson Stivers | August 21, 2008 at 08:35 AM
Jim Pence,
You might want to check with Jennifer Moore to see if she insisted that HILLBILLY REPORTS got credentials. It is seldom a participating organization turns down a request from the KDP or the RPK. Perhaps the request should have been handled thru the KDP?
You have been screened as you well know. And, guess who did you in? You go it James . . . HOWDY DOODY did it again. My, this man sure is powerful. I wonder how much the Kentucky Farm Bureau contributed to McConnell's previous elections?
Good try Jim Pence, Good try and your post makes the entire facade very clear to those that can read just a little bit, BETWEEN THE LINES.
Why don't you ask the KDP why you were not allowed. They know, but . . . they won't say.
Keep up your good work Pence.
Jim Anderson Stivers
Frankfort, KY.
Posted by: Jim Anderson Stivers | August 21, 2008 at 08:36 AM